Allied Warships

HMS William Mannel (FY 1665)

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 1665 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched23 Mar 1917 
CommissionedJun 1940 
End service 
History

Completed on 2 June 1917.
Taken over by the Admiralty in June 1940.
Displacement: 324 tons.

Returned to her owner in November 1945.
Wrecked off Portaleen, Ireland on 22 February 1949.

 

Commands listed for HMS William Mannel (FY 1665)

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. Herbert James Meyer, RNR25 Sep 194020 Jun 1943
2T/Skr. Sydney Herbert Meggitt, RNR20 Jun 1943mid 1945

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Notable events involving William Mannel include:


14 Dec 1942
Around 2115A/14, HMS Thrasher (Lt. H.S. Mackenzie, DSO, RN) arrived at Falmouth. She was escorted in by HMS Finesse (T/Lt. J.E. Freestone, RNR) and HMS William Mannel (Skr. H.J. Meyer, RNR).

HMS Thrasher had encountered heavy weather during the later stages of her passage to the U.K. which had also caused some damage to the submarine. It was therefore decided to proceed to Falmouth to effect some repairs. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/1867

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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